Cotton-picking machine.



N. BOWDITC COTTON PIGKING MAUHINP.

APPLICATION FILED AUGQI Hrm),

1,1 19,797.. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

N. BOWDITCH.

COTTON PICKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION mmv Amm, woo.

N. BOWDITCH.

COTTON PCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Mm.2,19osA 1,1 l 9,797. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

N. BOWDITCH.

COTTON PIGKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUULQS, 1906. l l 19,79*?. Patented Dee. s, 1914.

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N. BOWDITCH. COTTON PICKING MACHINE. APPLIoATIoN FILED Amma, 190e.'

Patented Deo. 8, 1914.

' BSHEBTSMSHBETS.

N. BOWDITGH. COTTON PIOKING MAGBIMLW? APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1906. 1,119,797. f Patented Deo. 8, 1914.

B SHBETS-SHEET 6.

M N N NATHANIEL BOVJIQITCH, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS.

CTTDELPICKING- MACHINE.

Application tiled August 23, 1906.

To 'ZZ 'whom it' moy concern.

ilo it lmown that I, NATI-mmm. 130W- ozit n. '.1 oitiztn ol the United States, resicl ing;l nt .flurortn 'in the county of Kuno and tt-nte opt Illinois.` hure invented o certain lsiel-ing lv'iz'iehinee. of which the following is :i inweilieution.

)dy invention relates to eotton picking nmrhims: and has for its; object to provide h new und improved machine of tl1iiidef eripiion. l

.lily invention if illustrated in tlie` :acronipnnying dro wings, Wherein- Figure l. i n plum riew of u cotton pcking nnichne enihodying inyinrt'fntion; Fig. f2 is n .eeotionnl View lnlen on line JM-2 of l ,l l: Vig. if'. in :.n enlarged seetionnl View tnlien on lne .fl-3 of Fig. 2; l `ig. lit n Side tlemtion ol. one of the pieking wheels will: ports broken n'w'uy; Fig. 3 in n eri'tonrtl View through one of the picking' wheelrs; Fig. ti is u seetionol View token on line tim-uti of Fig. Fig. 7 n View nhowino one oi the eem dei/.ieee ziseocinted m. is u View slinilur to lligr. 7 it; seen from the olixposite Hide. porte living' unitied; Fig'. il eeeA with the pir-king; wheel; lif tl .its i! tional View tnl'cenon line QMS) of l" 7; llig. l() in :t neetionnl View on line tl-l0 of li'igr. 9; lfifg. ll if: orion' of one of the guiding' derivi.' :tor the pie-kers; Fig. lil in n neetlonnl View through enid guiding device showing the pit-lim' in position; Fig. 't3 its u sectioned view through the `guiding; device with the 'picker removed; Figs. lll und l5 nre end views ol the picker guiding device; ltigr. lt is n eortionol View teiten on line 'lo-alti ol Figi'. 12:)lt`ief. 17 is nn end ViewA howno' n modified construction oi' the guiding' deiine; Vio'. 1H it; n riew oi3 the picker Ie'uitline' dern-e `eliowingg' n modified eonstruetion; Fin. lll in' un end View ot the guiding; devine shown in hie'. tti; ltig. :2O irsI u View o'll one olf the pivlier :n.'tnutiug ports: Fig.

,'21 is n seli'tionnl view token on line 21M-151 Specification ol Letters Patent.

low und use't'nl lfniprtweinent in Cottonv llntented Der.. 8,. Q14.

sel-un no. 331,750.

BL, said guiding devices pre'lei'ullly being' errunged So nfsto make the pit-.kers rotate.. Any urtnhle ormstruetion :for this purpose muy be used. A suitable :returning rneohn-` nism is provided for actuating the {.iieli'ergss` und the picker burns. Asa herein showlrtlioe ure provided n series ol. actuating pitydes 1. These actuating pieces :ire }.u'el`ei'ulily nrranged. radially about the uxle of the wheel und some suituhle minou is provided for moving' them to und from the nxle. The actuating pieces'. l, nre connected to 'the Picker hors hy some suitn hle mechanism which is preferably u multiplyinglneelmnismso as toY multiplir the motion. As herein Shown the submitting pierres l nre connected to the picker hnrs hy interi'ening mechanism which 1n this instance i5 shown us n toggle joint connection. lhisil connection is sneh that there eun be relative movement between. the

H illustrated the connection consists -ol u series ol pivoted lnernhers E, 3, 'l und 5. Euch actuating piece l is connected with the assoeiated pivoter] members 2. il, i und 5 in :my suitable manner, ns by .menus of the connection (i which in the present instnneeis shown ns n'roller.

fln order `to provide. menus' ifo' adjusting the throw of the piekere, that is for Yury- `ing' the dintnnee they ure thrustl into the cotton plants, nn. odjustuhle connectingy piece is nttuehed to euch netlultinzgY piet-e l, und is provided with'n Slot'` S into which the conneet'ion ti is reveived. 'll f adjustable eonneeting piet-.e T iu provided nt. euch end with n slot. und is ndjuntnhly held in pluee by bolts Sl und l() passino' through unid slots. (lne end in also provided with the udjnstingr holte ll whit-h entrego the bolt l und permit lnterul udjusltnent. lt will he geen [lint hy this menne the inclination ol' the :uljustuhle etnnnfrtinnr pit-re r'nn he '-.nried h v loosenihg the boltA so us to vnry the .slots helix/i0- eiiiaiged, w l l mit the miiustm-siit of the iuljustiime confth'ow ci the picker The pieces i are pi'ovideci with ei'iiaifgeo through which' he connections G pri i showi'i so zi.

i'iectirig'pieifes U the pivocci ine' bers 3 pivctaiiy Co'imecteii izo ii he' pari; moui'geci upon one of the gui supports C?, end noimniy ieeteiicd,thereto The piifoeii membev pivoqzilly con iieciiefi io movacie i1oidiii niece lei 4xfiiicii is; pioviied with relieve working in a Sio in c ixei holding piece l attaches ifo the support LG between fue ,i2-ub and rim of' die Wheel. The two pivoief membere i im@ 15 are pivo-aiiy connected wiiii the emi piece if?. The pivoted meii'ibei 5 iS Iiio'ifabiy con meiste-d wih said emi. piece es y being climi--A ucd to the siippoiciiig piece 1S provided with' ioileis ci' pioiecons which work iii ii Sicil) in lie @iid piece, The end piece l? is ooi'iiiecteii o die pickei bei? G by the con meeting 2O (see 5 and wiii be seen that Wicii this construction when the actuating pieces ae moved oiviir the pciipheiy of the Wheel the connection associated with each actuating Qiece will be moved along *she slots 8, and the end pieces 1"! and. picker bars C wiii be 'forced owiif the 4inner Ence of che 'Wheel so 'to thrust "he picker@ 'through the. giiiiice find ini@ tile cotton piante, :is Shown :it the bottom of Fig. The actuating pieces l ae i'cceived in gooifes in fi disk Q6 Wiiieii foi'n'is )art of the hub of the wheei. These grooves are pie'embiy lined with n, met-Mii@ lining 2T heid iii piace by Screws The actuating pieces are each provided with engaging pui-ts; which, :is herein sl'iowii, consief of l' rollers. Therm engaging* pains ,oir roiieis engage a cem device 3() which iXeci. io the arde A? in any suitable menne?. When 'the machine iS in gem. che" engaging parte are in Contact 'witirtiie opciative pari: 3i of the camicfievice. This opei'ativc pari; of the com device iS Shaped fis shown in gs. sind L lib 'will be noted that a portion. 32 of isiie surface oftiiis cpei'iitivc part is conceiiir'ic with the miie, and hzi .a portion of it is not concentric und. to :i point `Whei1 the ioiieis :we in engagement with the poi.

tion. 32 hei'e no iongiitiidiniii movcmen': of the actuating pieces l. ifi/hen Mioy reach the point 3,1..- wiieie the :mici operative begins 11o depart from the concentric path, longitudinali movemen begins, and this iongitiidimii movement reaches its maximum when the i'oiif-rs i'each the pei'n To Wili be noted iiet the iongitudinal oi' redini movement of the actim'ing pieces is heid back oi' delayed unii the pickers come ini-o pi'opei Telef-ion to the cotton, {im} han the actuating pieces are given :i infiniti ioigiiwdine? o1' redini movement so c epiciiy' thiust'yt-iie pickers into igiie coiizoi musing;

, .L ziie moved. 'toward the imi) ci the wiieei. se

iiiieii the ieiicrs reach peinb the mfitiiiiewiii is ieizii'fiei stopped, thev ijiiciei's partly pii'itiiidifigj fiom the fiieei. iii/'hen the reliefs ieiicii lie point 36 Where ille are in. position to ciisciieige the cotton, ghe iciiei's move iii} diy down. im iie conccii'tiic pori-ion of the ojiieiativc 'port of the ccm device, thus qiiicidy withdrawing the remainder of die pickers into the Wheel so ne no Wipe ci? the cotton. wiihen ihe enii'ig parte oit rollers E21.) :Je on the opeisii ive' im@ of 'die com device they hei@ in coizaci 'tiieiewih oi? 'in proper Tela-,tion by ifl'ic confining device 37 associated Wio iie cam iivice. This coniiiiing device is iniregizil with the sieeve Jil and has a, ieiioifiiioie part 3 i/Vhen this paiit is T@ m o. the i'oiiei's mici actu-ting pieces "een be iremovefl from the cem device by being uiicii iongiizudiimily toward the periphery of the iiifheel. The cuite? ends of these com: ating pieeee ioi'lz in guiding or' @mining ici/'ieee Sf ii; esiied io' throw the cotton 'piciics out. ci? the @am device 30 is moved co che righi. iiii'iii the relie-rs 29 are ziiec'ec'i ou@ of comme?, Wiii the operaive per 3i of the cam device, emi. :imo Contact Wit-ifi eine nopeifitive part 40 thereof?, Tiheiiiopemive part i0 is concenti'ic with the wie tiizfougi'iout izs circumference,

hence wiifi be no ioiigiucinai'movement of iie eetiming; i when che rciiei-s in this pceiizic The eem device SG iiioiiiigeci. upon the sieeve 41 :ixel im the iesocinieii viii is efmck A p'iiioii i is ,ooii'fiieci'upori si. shaft carrie@ iig; the com fici/'ico acdi engages the rack 12. lise eiwit of this pinion. is arirmgfeci so that if; mey'iic eopb'dgeci by :i siiiebie ooi ioim`teii,' engagement with he mok moving; the cam flevice along he sleeve fil so as io move the operative mit 3l of com device ou@ from under 'the engaging pints/@ge diei; said eiigeging :om-35 Wilpbe opposite the 'inoperative part i0 iii eiei' )so throw the machine out. of

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.in orciei to thioW themed/ine ino gear the pinion 413 is tion @c iis bo .move the cem device 'ierthe i o the (53g, o). To 'che ieit of the' imopein Je pari: @fiche cam deviceis .fi pam iiieiifis si der in size and shape 'to opemiive *eine com device, and

S :io wiixiimv che pickers into the Wheel,-

iiisi; por@ ci i'gi/ie movement being rapid. l

rotated? in the semediieosie tra

Wheel, a series of reciprocating actuatingpiece for varyingf `the distance through which the pickers are reciprocated.

'tl-A cotton picking' device comprising a pickers mounted thereon, a bar to which said piel:-

'ers are connected, a series-ot pivoted memhere, the members at one end connected with said picker harwand at the other end with the Wheel, an actuating piece connected with said pivoted members, and means 'for movv ing said actuating piece.

7. A. cotton picking device comprising a Wheel, a series of reciprocating pickers mounted thereon, a bar to which said pick ers are connected, a series ot' pivoted members, Athe members at one end connected with said picker har and at the other end with the Wheel, dn actuating piece connected with said pivoted members, and a cam device on the axle oi the wheel. for moving said actuating piece.

' 8. A cotton pickingr device comprising a Wheel, a series of spiral cotton pickers mounted thereon, a series of guides through which said spiral pickers are reciprocated, and adapted to cause said pickers to rotate, a series of pivoted menibe 's a tilted and a movable partconnected with said niemhers so that the movable part can be moved to and from the fixed part, said movable part connected with said pickers, an actuating piece movably connected with said pivoted members, and means tor moving,r said actuating piece at right angles to the direction of motion of said movable part.

A. cotton picking device comprising a wheel, a series vof spiral cotton pickers mounted thereon, a series ot guides through which said spirai pickers are l'eeiprocated, and adapted to cause said pickers to rotate, a series of pivoted members a fixed and a movable part connected with said members so that the movable part can be moved `to and from the fixed part, said movable part can he moved to and Atroni the fixed part, said movable part conneethd with said pickers, an actuating piece nmvably connected with said pivoted members, an engaging part on said actuating piece, and a cam on the wheel adapted to engage said engaging part.

10. A cotton picking' device comprising a series of reciprocating pielrers, a series ot actuating pieces connecting' mechanism hetween said actuating pieces and said pickers, an engaging part associated with each actnatinelr piece, a cam device having a varying diameter with which said engaging `parts malte peripheral contact so as to he moved by the cani in a direction perpendicular to its axis whereby the pickers may he rceiprocated. l

Ill. A cotton picking); device comprising a series ot reciprocating,r pickers, a series'ol mitnatingir pieces connecting mechanism between said actuating pieces and said pichers, an engaging part associated with each actuating piece, a 'am device having a varying diameter with which 'said eugagii'ig parts make peripheral contact whereby the pickers may he reciprocatcd, said engaging par s substantially perlwndicular to the axis of said cam and means for throwing said actuating' pieces into and out ol gear.

12, cotton I'iirking device comprising a wheel, a series of pickers thereon, a series of actuating pieces operatively connected with said pickers, an engaging part associated with each actuating piece, :1 cani device havingl a part provided with two paths `For said engaging parts, and means i'or diverting said engaging parts from one path to the other duringr the process ol' throwingr the ap paratus into gear.

i3. A cotton picking,r device comprising a wheel, a series of cotton pickers thereon, a series of actuating pieces operatively connec-,ted with :said cotton pickers and provided with engaging` parts, a cani device provided with an operative part with which said engaging parts malle peripheral contact, and means tor movingr said cam device and actuatingl pieces relatively so as to move said operative part out of contact with said engaging parts.

lll. A cotton picking device comprising,r a wheel, a series of cotton pickers thereon, a series ol' actuating' pieces ol'ieratively connected with said cotton pickers and provided with eiiggagim;A parts, a cam device provided ,with an operative part with which said engaging parts malte peripheral contact, said cam device movahly mounted on the wheel so that it can he moved, to throw the al'ipuratus out ot gear, and means 'for reestablishing;l the pmfipheral vontact between said operative part ol.' the cani and said engaging parts to throw the apparatus into gear.

l5. A cotton picking device comprising a wheel, a series of cotton pickers mounted on said wheel, a series oi actuating pieces oper ativelv connected with said pickers, an eugaging part on each oi said actuating pieces, a earn device-having an operative part en gagged by said engaging parts when tl apparatus is in gear, un inoperative part on said earn device engaged by said engagingr 'parts when the devicel is out of gear, and

meansfor moving; said engaging parts to theinproper operative position with rel-.i-

Pai' 59 i u.. A eottoi picking dei/'lee comprising e.

Wheel, a series of coi-een pickers znomiied 1;heifeoii, series oi" eetuaiimg; pieces; opem ivei'y connected with seid pieken; u cem device on me eeoi the Whee having three parte, opemiive part with which she eei'leting pieces wie in engagement Wien 'the device izo o ivieraren, another the inep wetifse per@ with "which the eotueing ieeee are in engagement when the device is out of geen, and the third, e i-eedgiueixig per@ which ieadjuefte ie actuating ai Ain @the procese of throwing `the machine iii e l?. action picking device compe? e when e. seri oi oeiton pieieis thefeoi, meehiuiieiii fox" lffiisiing seid cotton pickeije' -iii'ough the Whe-.ei eo engage the cot ton, end dievv'ieg ehem miek eo es to. reime. i-

eoteon, hopper devi im@ which the ceti-on ie iereive i, and u poeiivev device e'endi t, along *ehe or ei and edepfed positively move the fetten 'owmd hesiioppei" device.,

1S,` A notion pieirim device Comprising e wheel, e. eerie-e of ee'eo'o pickers mounted 't-heieon, means im fneizig the eotoii piek ere thi'ough the ieei iu'o Contact with the eottonjeiid 'n eiewiiig Niere so es $0 .ii-lease `the Cotton, a eoi'wejie? eiengizbe fee-e ed? @he wila' i f d '55o lie cotton neel i'ezeeeea amd a 'reeepeeie ,eseoeiim fid eonveye iio which the cof-:ion

19@ A cotton 'kiiig device coi A WheeiAq :i eel-ies. zetten pieken; Aoumed moving SS' notion iiereeli, iiieohmne'iii 'Lor y pickers iowmd end from ehe eoion pieni-sy zi eoii'veyerf 'loewe-ed ifi oi said weee] and exi/fendi idi .y thee along :und ad p 'ed @be eng e the eeifzoo es #ghe wheel .vot tee and mey :wie oi" the whe i.,

vice may mo @d #ne eine ey i'o.

:ein pigion.

2, A'eoito 'picaiing d. on yiekes, pieces epeieel" @am i `ee with Wi pie-eee engage, a sieevesu upon *ai-'bidi seid oamdeviee is caiieci puiaiity o holes in sind eieeveeied it wie arranged so iiie; when' one 'ioie siee've Tegimeee wh hole in ne 'ei-e one e1* ,m 'heiee ii@ zee Sleeve eide i mi do Pei fregieein :mi wie? si series of aeimtingg pieees operatively cmi i neeted 'W bi1 seid piekeie, a eem device s 'LF-- founding the eide, iwkereily projeetingved paris on said actueing pieces which exgzigge Seid eem deviee, e confining device sui-rounding Seid engaging parte: and 'a portion o' said. eem devee so as toif'protec'. the Seme3 eoniiing device provided with lei-movable peel: which when removed permits engaging pares io be moved into or ffice 2li: A cotton picking device comprising e sei'es of: cotton pickers, a picker bar to wiii'tii 'they ae connected, e Series of pvoted embers5 am end-piece to which two of seid pivozed members efe cennecied so that the ends iiei'eof may meve reieiveiy, one of ,eid piveed members being Connected with a pe/,Yi 'fixed oo. *the WheeL Said end-pieoe .mime e with seid picker berg an actuating ieee o Wely eoimeeed Wlzii seid pivoed iieiidsersy :md mee s for :moving seid ee'ua'aig vpiece so es to move the pivoted meiiibeie,

eet-ion picking device comprising e fseiiee ef eotton pickers, e picker bei te which they eomeeted, e series of pvoted members, en endpiece to which two of seid pivoed membei'e Connected eo 'haix the withdewe from. engagement with the @amA thereof may move i'eleiveiy, one miv members being eoiiiieeed with si fixed en' Wheei, seid encipiece eem d with ,said @zeker bar, en aetiia'amg; Y

Wiii :seid pivoied mem'iieie, comienzion en piveled' member e Sie@ aseooieed fr "i'feii @een "wirke, iiiieens foi" the aemei ne;

e iifoi" jiiei zeigten pickers cemneming pie Le means :for ifi-leven# "M di ai mmeizfien of seid iioidiiiig -fejeetiens exeiidiixg in 1.5;' goaf: iznfcouefi holding piece es o ieeve free space may? the eente iio'ding piece and edep'sed to Toe en geged by ehe picker.

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Seid ectuziing piece in u the holdin iece seid projections integrale oliding iece and adapte/'d tov be engaged bythe pic with said 28. A guide for epiralcotton pickers .comrising a. holding p1ece,' `ineens, fonprefventing longitudinal movementfof-ssid holding fpieee, a series of rejections extending inwardly part way t 'rough said holdingpiece so Yto leuven free noe neer the center of the holdirw piece sai projections rovided with rounded end E stvhich engage t e spiral of the icker.

y 29: A guide for spiroljcotton pickers comf rising e' tube, means forxing it against 1 ongitudinel movemennn series of lprojectionsI extending inwardly towardthe center of sind tnhe, the tube and proJe'ctions form ing a single integral piece. c

30. Ajgzude for spiral cotton pickers compickcr having#projecting picker `points of a prising en. inclosing device through which thepicker passes, mesme fortimngit against longitudinal movement; `e series of projections associated with jsaid. inelosm undprojecting' inwardly, and wit which device the .picker engages' the ends of said projections located gat one side of the center Ime, said projections `:n1-ren ed so that there is a space at the center o the' inclosing devicethrouglrwhich the picker passes' 81. The'combm tion with a spiiei cotton guide comprlslng en inclos'mg device, a sepicker points mnypass between them With- 4 direction of its lengt ries of projections associated therewith and extending inwardly and adepted'to engagey the spiral of the picker, the' projections being separate from each other so that the out n'rugement therewith. Y

'he comb'nation with n 4spiral cotton p'icker of u guide comprising an inclosing device, a series of independent projections extending mtojand part way A through the inclosing' device und adopted to engage the spiral of the picker, sind projections so disposed thnt when thexipieker is moved in the 1 through the guide it willbe rotated about its lexis.

33, A cotton picking machine comprising a series/ of cotton pickers, mechanism for moving seid pickers buck ond forth, ides through which said pickers ure move 5 and which cause them to rotate, and means for adjusting seid mechanism so as to vary the len th of the beck and forth movement of sai pickers.

3ft. A cotton picking device comprisin a series of cotton pickers, u series of pic ier bars to which said .pickers are connected2 and n rod. intermediate the ends of seid picker bars and along which seid picker bars slide, an actuating mechanism connected with said bn s so as to move them und u seperate connection between said actuating mechanism and said rod.

35, A cotton picking device comprising a wheel, n series of guides connected therewlth,

e sei-ies of cotton pickers engaging said guides, n series of pickcrburs with which said cotton pickers ure connected, rods intermediate the ends of said bars und u on which said bers slide, and means for sli ing seid hars on said rods, un actuating mecha-1 vend piece und seid picker har and e, connection between seid pivoted members und a fixed port.V f

37. A cotton picking device com rising two or more `pivoted members,- nn en piece to which tivo of said pivoted members are connected so that the ends thereomay moveA near together as the cndiece moves in one direction und me' spree apart as the 'end lpiece moves in tle'other direction, e. 4connection between said pivoted members' and a fixed port and one or more cotton pickers connected with seid end piece so as to move therewith. c

. NATHANIEL 4B OWDITCH.

Witnesses: 1

EDWARD T. WnAY,

EDNAK. REYNOLDS. 

